T19 Sports Forms the Thompson Lacrosse Company

Hogansburg, N.Y./Akwesasne Mohawk Nation — T19 Sports, located on the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, has announced the formation of the Thompson Lacrosse Company.

The Thompson Lacrosse Company—also known as Thompson Lacrosse—represents more than 75 years of experience in lacrosse, with family roots extending back hundreds of years to the earliest traces of the game as it was originally played by the Iroquois people.

In the coming months, Thompson Lacrosse will introduce the i6, a one-of-a-kind, universal-spec plastic lacrosse head, and a new online source for hand-made traditional wood lacrosse sticks, custom stick stringing and more.

The i6, currently pending approval for universal college/high school specifications, will be the first major product release from Thompson Lacrosse. With its introduction, Thompson Lacrosse will bring a unique product to the market that embodies the spirit of Iroquois lacrosse culture and represents months of research.

In an effort to spark a Renaissance of traditional lacrosse sticks, T19 Sports has joined forces with famous Akwesasne woodworker Jack Johnson, widely regarded as one of the leading Iroquois stickmakers. Johnson is currently ramping up an inventory of wood box and field sticks that will be made available for individual purchase and pre-order on the company's website, ThompsonLax.com, and at events throughout the spring and summer, including the FIL World Lacrosse Championships in Denver.

"Partnering with Jack will allow Thompson Lacrosse to differentiate itself from other lacrosse businesses in the industry and to represent the Iroquois lacrosse culture in everything we do," said Kristian Thompson, owner of T19 Sports.

As part of its stringing endeavor, Thompson Lacrosse has teamed up with legendary Mohawk lacrosse player Dave White to create the innovative Trad-Mesh pocket. The company will become the first Iroquois business to offer custom stick stringing to the masses, as well as a large selection of traditional stringing materials—including items for restoring wood lacrosse sticks—mesh and unique accessories. With some of the best and most experienced stick stringers from the region, Thompson Lacrosse will offer custom stick-stringing services through ThompsonLax.com.

"We're confident that our mix of products and services will be unique and will cater to today's young lacrosse players, who are more interested than ever in stringing their own pockets with high-quality materials, using custom-strung pockets and owning a traditional wooden lacrosse stick,” Kristian Thompson said.

Bringing together some of the most ambitious lacrosse minds from Akwesasne and Upstate New York, the Thompson Lacrosse Company will officially launch Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore, Md., to coincide with the 2014 NCAA men’s lacrosse championships.

About T19 Sports T19 Sports was founded in 2009 and has since become a leading provider of lacrosse and hockey equipment and services for players from the Akwesasne, Kahnawake and Oka Mohawk reserves, as well as communities from Upstate New York's Northern Tier.